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Tsunami Funding Update | Initial $350 Million Almost Ready

As Congress moved today to express the nation's sympathy to victims of the tsunami in Asia, leaders of both parties made clear that more than condolences will be forthcoming. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, (R-Tennessee), pledged that Congress will move a "clean" emergency supplemental funding bill to provide relief assistance to the region, and it appears that it may exceed the $350 million President Bush has pledged as an "initial commitment." Frist said he expected the administration will be revising the $350 million figure upward as the full extent of the need becomes apparent.